The Echo Archives
#4843.86 of 664 ranked universes · full ranking
Books 2 books Status Ongoing 2024–present Reading commitment Low Melissa Caruso Last reviewed 2026-08-19
Overview
The Echo Archives is Melissa Caruso's portal-fantasy sequence about a modern-day archivist repeatedly drawn through a haunted hotel into a magical parallel world, where the dangers and politics she must navigate deepen with each return. Two books have been published; the publisher has announced a third for 2026.
Portal fantasy · For Adult
Core Canon: Reading Order (2 works) counts toward ranking
The Echo Archives Melissa Caruso
| Work | Year | Internal chron. | Canon | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Last Hour Between Worlds | 2024 | 1 | core | 3.79 (5,619 ratings) |
 | The Last Soul Among Wolves | 2025 | 2 | core | 4.17 (1,350 ratings) |
Two books published to date; a third (The Last Star in the Void) is publisher-announced for 2026 but not yet released, so is not recorded as a book in this canon.
Quick answers
- How many books are in The Echo Archives? The Echo Archives's Core Canon is 2 books.
- What is the reading order for The Echo Archives? Publication order, starting with The Last Hour Between Worlds. Full list and years in the Core Canon table above.
- Is The Echo Archives finished? Ongoing (2024–present).
- How much reading does The Echo Archives take? Low reading commitment (estimated from 2 Core Canon books · ~816 pages).
- How is The Echo Archives ranked? #484 of 664 ranked universes on this site, based on 6,969 reader ratings across 2 Core Canon books. See the full ranking for how this is calculated.
Why is it ranked #484?
Ranked #484 of 664 ranked universes.
- Average reader rating of 3.86 across 2 core books.
- A smaller readership (6,969 ratings), so the score carries less weight of numbers.
- Less than 0.01 behind #483, Time of Iron (a finer tie-break level decides the order).
- Below the top-10 average of 4.45.
Why explore this universe?
Rated · 2 books · Ongoing · 7k ratings · Ranks #484 overall
Good choice if you want a quick, low-commitment portal fantasy universe that's still ongoing, with new books still coming.
Reading order
Publication order (2 Core Canon books)
- The Last Hour Between Worlds (2024)
- The Last Soul Among Wolves (2025)
Documented internal/story chronology is recorded for every Core Canon book here, and matches publication order exactly, with no divergence to show separately.
Awards (verified)
- No awards found for this universe.
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- The Wizard Knight Portal fantasy · Complete · Low commitment · 3.82
Official resources
Research details
Ranking metrics: weighted average 3.86 across 6,969 ratings on 2 Core Canon books. See Why is it ranked here? above for the full breakdown, or the full ranking.
How do we know this?
Admission: Admit The Echo Archives (Melissa Caruso) accepted 2026-08-19
Sources: (see source tier definitions)
Last reviewed: 2026-08-20
Rule: Registered as a single-author sequence, Core Canon. Only the two published books are recorded; the announced third volume is not yet released and so is not listed as a book in this canon, per this project's rule against recording unpublished works.